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The Engelchor Consort to Perform at the Princeton University Art Museum
PRINCETON, N.J., December 5, 2008 - The Princeton University Art Museum is pleased to present its annual concert by the early-music ensemble Engelchor Consort on Sunday, December 14, at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. Specializing in medieval and Renaissance music, the Consort will perform "Music from the Hapsburg Courts, 1450 –1550” in the museum's main galleries. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Hapsburgs were the ruling families of Spain, at a time when Spain was the only European great power, and also of Austria, where the dynasty reigned for over six centuries. The Consort's program will explore music from the courts of five rulers who lived during this hundred year span; Charles the Bold; Maximilian I and his wife, Mary of Burgundy; their son, Philip the Handsome and his wife, Joanna the Mad; Margaret of Austria, the daughter of Philip and Joanna; and Margaret’s nephew (Philip’s son), Charles I of Spain, who became Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
In keeping with the tradition of the Engelchor Consort, the concert will end with an audience participation piece.
The Princeton University Art Museum is located in the center of the Princeton University campus, next to Prospect House and only a short walk from Princeton’s Nassau Street. Museum admission is free and open to the general public. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Free highlights tours of the collection are given every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and major holidays. For information, please call (609) 258-3788 or visit the museum’s Web site at http://artmuseum.princeton.edu.
For more information, please contact Christine Liggio at:
Phone: (609)258-7615
E-mail: cliggio@princeton.edu
The Hapsburgs were the ruling families of Spain, at a time when Spain was the only European great power, and also of Austria, where the dynasty reigned for over six centuries. The Consort's program will explore music from the courts of five rulers who lived during this hundred year span; Charles the Bold; Maximilian I and his wife, Mary of Burgundy; their son, Philip the Handsome and his wife, Joanna the Mad; Margaret of Austria, the daughter of Philip and Joanna; and Margaret’s nephew (Philip’s son), Charles I of Spain, who became Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
There will be a great variety of music presented: a musical battle by Isaac complete with snare drum; a beautiful setting of “Ave Regina Caelorum” by Obrecht for voice and violas da gamba; a fantasy on the tune Tandernac for five recorders by Senfl; several pieces for krumhorn consort; a song about a man with a headache and a nagging wife by de Lassus; a song describing an act of love interrupted by a frightened pig by Sermisy; a song celebrating good wine by Juan Ponce, and many more.
In keeping with the tradition of the Engelchor Consort, the concert will end with an audience participation piece.
The Engelchor Consort is a Princeton-based group consisting of five Princeton area women who have been performing together for more than 20 years at events ranging from lecture/demonstrations at area schools and colleges, to their annual concert at the Princeton University Art Museum. Members of the Consort are Mary Benton, Patricia Hlafter, Betty Horn, Sue Parisi and Mary Elizabeth Stewart. They will be joined by Henry Horn, narrator, and Tony Parisi, baritone.
The concert will be held at the Princeton University Art Museum. For more information, please contact the museum at (609) 258-3788 or online at artmuseum.princeton.edu.
About the Museum
Founded in 1882, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the finest art museums in the country. Its collection features more than 68,000 works ranging from ancient to contemporary art, and concentrating geographically on the Mediterranean regions, Western Europe, China, the United States, and Latin America, with particular strengths in Chinese painting and calligraphy, art of the ancient Americas, and pictorial photography. The museum is committed to serving the local community, the region, and beyond through innovative and dynamic programming, original research and new scholarship, an active loan program, and the organization of touring exhibitions of its works. By collaborating with faculty, students, and staff, and through direct and sustained access to original works of art, the museum contributes to the development of critical thinking and visual literacy at Princeton University.
The Princeton University Art Museum is located in the center of the Princeton University campus, next to Prospect House and only a short walk from Princeton’s Nassau Street. Museum admission is free and open to the general public. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Free highlights tours of the collection are given every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and major holidays. For information, please call (609) 258-3788 or visit the museum’s Web site at http://artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Phone: (609)258-7615
E-mail: cliggio@princeton.edu
